On February 10, 2013, 15-year-old Austin Rivault of Lafayette, Louisiana, was fatally shot while riding in a pickup truck with two friends, Cole Kelly and William Bellamy. The three teens had driven to a home on Green Meadow Road when someone fired into the truck. The injured teens drove themselves to a nearby hospital, and Austin later died of his wounds.

Investigators arrested 18-year-old Seth Fontenot, who admitted firing a 9mm pistol at the truck. He said he believed the teenagers were trying to break into his vehicle and that he fired three controlled shots at the tailgate from six to eight feet away. A grand jury initially indicted Fontenot on first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder counts, but in March 2015 a jury convicted him of manslaughter in Austin’s death and two counts of aggravated battery for the other teens’ injuries.

In July 2015 Fontenot, then 21, was sentenced to five years for manslaughter with all but 13 months suspended; concurrent sentences for the aggravated battery counts meant no extra time was added. The judge described the shooting as an act of negligence; the prosecutor said they would appeal and called the sentence an injustice.

If anyone knew Austin, was present that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what can help the ongoing record.